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NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eurystylus oldi Poppius, 1912
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eurystylus oldi Poppius, 1912
- Name authority
- Poppius, 1912
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Miridae
- Genus
- Eurystylus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
- infraorderCimicomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyMiroidea
- familyMiridae
- genusEurystylus
- speciesEurystylus oldi Poppius, 1912
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eurystylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurystylus antennatus Odhiambo, 1958 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus apicifer (Walker, 1873) | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus bakeri Poppius, 1915 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus brunneus Poppius, 1911 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus capensis (Distant, 1904) | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus coelestialium (Kirkaldy, 1902) | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus costalis Stal, 1871 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus lestoni Stonedahl, 1995 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus luteus Hsiao, 1941 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus minutus Poppius, 1911 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus pallidus Poppius, 1915 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurystylus reuteri Poppius, 1911 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eurystylus bilqis Linnavuori & Al-Safadi, 1993 Linnavuori & Al-Safadi, 1993 | synonym |
| Eurystylus kivuensis Schouteden, 1937 Schouteden, 1937 | synonym |
| Eurystylus phaiopterus Odhiambo, 1958 Odhiambo, 1958 | synonym |
| Eurystylus immaculatus Odhiambo, 1958 Odhiambo, 1958 | synonym |
| Eurystylus kiwensis Carvalho, 1959 Carvalho, 1959 | synonym |
| Eurystylus ribesci Carvalho, 1959 Carvalho, 1959 | synonym |
| Eurystylus risbeci Schouteden, 1942 Schouteden, 1942 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Poppius, B. Die Miriden der Äthiopischen Region I Mirina, Cylapina, Bryocorina. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 41(3): 1--203, 1 pl. (1912). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3D6XZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.